Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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